He said under Leitch’s plan, if McInnes were not Canadian, he “would not be allowed into the country.”

Diamond would not say whether Leitch’s campaign will continue to advertise with The Rebel and attend events because they have a practice of not commenting on their strategy. He said they would also not take McInnes’ comments to reflect on the entire Rebel organization.

Alexander first distanced himself from The Rebel in December after attending one of their rallies in Alberta. At the time, Alexander was criticized online for appearing to encourage protesters calling for Alberta Premier Rachel Notley to be locked up.

He insisted on Twitter, that he said “no such thing” and “My words were ‘vote her out.’ ”